The construction of the tunnel for the attempt to steal fuel from a Petrobras pipeline is being investigated by the Civil Police of Campinas (SP)

Tunnel made to steal fuel from a Petrobras pipeline was found this Thursday, March 05, in Jardim São José, in Campinas. Many job openings to work on Petrobras' FPSO P-50 announced on the afternoon of March 03rd.

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A well 1,80 meters deep was found at the site, in addition to a tunnel 14 meters long. The work was discovered after the asphalt on the street began to give way.

The construction of the tunnel for the attempt to steal fuel from the state-owned pipeline is being investigated by the Civil Police of Campinas (SP).

Petrobras was warned about what happened after the asphalt began to sink and the tunnel drew the attention of the city hall and the sanasa, where she was able to verify that the hole in the asphalt was not a problem with the paving or the pipes.

Petrobras representatives were summoned to observe the site and were able to identify that in the tunnel, propped up with wood, it was a few meters from the pipeline, with about 5 meters of drilling remaining for criminals to reach the state-owned pipeline.

Various types of fuel are transported in the pipeline. Petrobras registered a police report, but no suspect was arrested.

According to Petrobras, this becomes the fifth case of attempted theft of fuel from pipelines in less than 2 years at the state-owned company.

Tunnel for fuel theft in a Petrobras pipeline – SP